William (wdk5013)

Race #1254

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Official speed 62.40 wpm (63.65 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 31, 2014 1:24:39am UTC
Race Finish July 31, 2014 1:25:43am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 2. ahmad1997 (67.87 wpm)
Accuracy 90.0%
Points 0.00
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Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.